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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY SAFEWAY MARKETPLACE PUD - PRELIMINARY - 33-94A - CORRESPONDENCE - (3)29. The developer's design team should refer to the Harmony Corridor Desian Standards and Guidelines. This document places a great emphasis on connecting the commercial land use with the residential areas in terms of scale, pedestrian amenities, central plazas, bicycle facilities, public transit, etc. While recognizing the need to buffer the truck loading area, the design of the center should prioritize blending in with the neighborhood rather than placing barriers along the perimeter. 30. The three acre parcel at the corner of Wheaton and Monte Carlo has great potential in softening the commercial aspect of the center and creating a vital interface with the neighborhood. The proposed uses contribute to a beneficial mix of land uses that add variety and services at a smaller scale that will help make the center a neighborhood destination. These uses should be designed to face the neighborhood,. not turn its back. 31. It is suggested that Safeway's design team meet with the Planning Department prior to submittal to discuss ideas on how best to comply with the intent of the Harmony Corridor Design Standards and Guidelines. 32. A neighborhood information meeting will be required prior to submittal of a Preliminary P.U.D. Please contact the Planning Department regarding timing and scheduling this meeting. 20. The traffic impact analysis must address trip generation, existing and projected traffic volumes, level of service, trip assignment, street system operations, traffic control devices, neighborhood impact, and mitigation. For further information, please refer to Chapter 7.14 of the City's Development Manual and contact Tom Vosburg, Transportation Planner, 221-6608. 21. The improvements identified in the traffic impact analysis that are located in the public right-of-way must be designed and shown on a set of Utility Plans prepared by a licensed professional engineer. Please refer to Chapter 7.1 of the City's Development Manual for information on this requirement. 22. An eight foot wide detached sidewalk will be required along Harmony Road. Thiswalk should be designed with subtle meanderings and not be a straight shot. The City will reimburse the developer for four feet of this walk. Access points from this walk should connect to the pad sites and other pedestrian walks. 23. The Street .Oversizing.Fee for retail and restaurants is $14,005 per acre. For offices, the fee is $10,004 per acre. For residential, the fee is $584 per unit. Fees are paid at the time of building permit issuance. For a full description of this fee, please refer to Chapter 7.18 of the .City's Development Manual. 24. After Utility Plans are in final form and approved, a Development Agreement must be executed between the City and the Developer. This Agreement obligates the developer for the construction of the improvements identified in the Utility Plans. Work on the site cannot begin until the Development Agreement is recorded. For further information regarding the Development Agreement, please refer to Chapter 7.8 of the City's Development Manual and call Kerrie Ashbeck, City Engineer, 221-6750. 25. All rooftop mechanical equipment must be totally screened from public view. 26. Lighting must not spill offsite into the residential area. All fixtures, both pole -mounted and building -mounted, must be down directional with sharp cut-off luminaries. Pole -mounted light fixtures on the perimeter should be of lower height to reduce impacts on the neighborhood. A specifications cut - sheet will be required at the time of consideration of Final. 27. The trash compactor should be located within an enclosed area and screened to mitigate visual and noise impacts. 28. Other dumpsters must be screened by an enclosure that matches the building's exterior. All service areas .or areas of low visual interest must be totally screened from Harmony Road. 14. The site is located in the Fox Meadows Drainage Basin. The Storm Drainage Fee in this basin is $6,468 per acre. The outfall for this site is the detention pond adjacent to the Golden Meadows Park, east of subject site. You are cautioned that the existing storm sewer system that routes storm flows to this outfall suffers from limited capacity. You have the option of improving this downstream storm sewer system, or detaining a sufficient volume of storm flows onsite and releasing at.a controlled rate so as to not impact the system. 15. A Preliminary Drainage Plan is approved for this site. Please be aware, however, that the conceptual plans appear different from earlier plans. Therefore, the consulting engineer may be obligated to make the necessary changes to design for the new plans. A submittal must include a Drainage Report, Drainage and Grading Plan, and Erosion Control Plan. 16. It is recommended that a pre -submittal meeting occur with the developer's consulting engineer and the City's Stormwater Utility. Submittals must be complete or risk being rejected. Stormwater Utility cannot review incomplete submittals. For further information, please refer to Chapter 7.19 of the City's Development Manual and contact Glen Schlueter, Stormwater Engineer,.224-6065. 17. A Traffic Impact Analysis must be provided and included in the submittal documents. Please be aware that there is a high degree of sensitivity with the surrounding neighborhood regarding traffic issues. The proximity of Kruse Elementary School presents a unique condition which may require offsite mitigation on the part of the developer. This may include, but not limited to, adding crosswalks, blinking caution lights, crossing guards, etc. It is strongly recommended that the developer and traffic consultant take an non-traditional approach in finding ways to solve neighborhood concerns with traffic issues. 18. The proposed right-in/right-out on Harmony Road is not in accordance with the adopted Harmony Road Access Control Plan. This Plan was mutually adopted by the City of Fort Collins and Colorado Department of Transportation. As such, this access point must be processed as a variance through the City with review by the State. The City acts as the issuing authority .for the State. The traffic impact analysis should address this proposed curb cut in detail. For further information, please refer to Chapter 7.17 of the City's Development Manual. 19. In addition, if the developer desires to upgrade the proposed signal at Harmony and Wheaton to a full movement intersection, then a.variance must be processed and approved by both the City and the State. The traffic study should address the implications of full movement on signal progression along Harmony Road. to serve the site. The water mains should loop together for best pressure. 5. There is a planned large diameter water transmission line that is currently being designed. This line is anticipated to be in Wheaton Drive and then turn east along Harmony Road. This line is expected to be located in the 80 foot wide buffer area along Harmony Road. Appropriate easements will have to be dedicated. Other utilities must be kept a certain distance away from this line. 6. Restaurants and delis will require a grease trap on the sanitary sewer line. 7. Water and sewer plant investment fees and raw water acquisition fees will be assessed and payable at the time of building permit issuance. For further information regarding water and sewer issues, please contact Roger Buffington, 221- 6681. 8. The property is located in the residential neighborhood sign district. signage in this district is considerably more restrictive than on College Avenue. A copy of the Sign Code is available at the Zoning Department. Please contact Gary Lopez, 221-6760 for further information. 9. Any building with more than 5,000 square feet of uncontained floor area must be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system. Fire sprinkler systems will be reviewed by the Poudre Fire Authority. 10. Additional fire hydrants may needed to serve the new buildings. All buildings must be within 400 feet of a hydrant. 11. The internal parking lot drive aisles must be designed with 20 feet inside and 40 feet outside turning radii. For further information, please contact Mike Pretz, Poudre Fire Authority, 221-6570. 12. The buildings will be reviewed by the 1991 Uniform Building Code, adopted with local amendments. This includes the requirements for handicap parking and accessibility. All sidewalks used for handicap access must be so designated and connect to all perimeter sidewalks along public streets. For further information, please refer to Chapter 9.1 of the City's Development Manual and contact Sharon Getz, Plans Examiner; Building Inspection Division, 221-6760. 13. The County Health Department is a signatory on the City's building permit. A separate submittal is made to this agency. You are encouraged to contact this agency early in the process. CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS MEETING DATE: April 24, 1995 ITEM: Safeway at Golden Meadows Shopping Center APPLICANT: Ms. Katy Press, Area Real Estate Manager, Safeway, Inc., 6900 S. Yosemite, Englewood, CO. 80112 c/o Mr. Dennis Wyatt, Wyatt and Associates, P.C., 1865 South Pearl Street, Denver, CO. 80210. LAND USE DATA: Request for a 49,000 square foot grocery store, 20,000 square foot drugstore, 25,000 square feet of support retail, and approximately 14,000 square, feet of pad site development within the 18 acre Golden Meadows Shopping Center. One of the pad site developments is expected to be a 6,500 square foot casual dining restaurant. Possible tenants include Safeway Grocery Store and Long's Drugs. Other tenants are unknown at this time. COMMENTS: 1. Electrical power will be supplied by the City of Fort Collins Light and Power Department. A Commercial One (11C-111) Form will be required to be completed by an electrical contractor to determine entrance capacity. Normal development charges will apply. These charges are described in the handout. 2. There are existing underground electrical vaults along the perimeter streets. If these vaults have to be relocated due to development improvements, then the cost is borne by the developer. Such improvements could include turn lanes and deceleration lanes. 3. Electrical transformers must not be visible from the public streets. For servicing, transformers must be within 10 feet of hard surface on one side. Transformers must be screened by either a solid enclosure meeting the minimum clearance specifications or by landscape materials. For safety purposes, it is suggested that transformers be located as close to the buildings as possible. For further information, please contact Doug Martine, 221-6700. 4. There are eight inch diameter water mains in Wheaton, Monte Carlo, and McMurry. There are eight inch diameter sanitary sewer. mains Monte Carlo and McMurry. All mains are available COMMUNITY PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-6580 (303)221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Com. nity Planning and Environment., Services Current Planning City of Fort Collins April 27, 1995 Mr. Dennis Wyatt Wyatt and Associates, P.C. 1865 S. Pearl Street Denver, Co 80210 Dear Mr. Wyatt: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning Safeway at Golden Meadows Shopping Center presented before the Conceptual Review Team on April 24, 1995. The comments are offered informally by Staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. Modifications and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project. If you should have any questions regarding these comments or the next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at 221-6750. Sine, Ted Shepard, ICP Senior Planner TS/gj d Attachments cc: Transportation Department stormwater Department Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 FAX (303) 221-6378 TDD (303) 224-6002